The only thing i do for shoulders is clean and press with a bar and/or sandbag, that will get you some serious shoulders, but most beneficial is that you work alot of other muscle groups at the same time, and def increases overall strength.

I enjoy Clean and Press as a supplemental exercise occasionally. The only issue with it, as with all exercises in which form and explosiveness are a requisite, is that reps generally have to be lower to avoid form retardation. Also, the variables created by making it virtually a whole body exercise means it is more difficult to track progress under some programs such as Wendler's 5/3/1.

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I do mainly dumbbell presses for shoulders..but I think the lateral dumbbell raises work better, personally. Especially if you bring 'em down nice and slow.
But I sincerely hate doing them for some reason.

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I do mainly dumbbell presses for shoulders..but I think the lateral dumbbell raises work better, personally. Especially if you bring 'em down nice and slow.
But I sincerely hate doing them for some reason.

Work better for what? Strength development or aesthetically-geared hypertrophy?

"The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". - Cus D'Amato

The latter..I guess there was an assumption on my part that physique enhancement was the focus here.

I agree on the latter, at least as far as my trapezius muscles go. I've been doing them with a resistance band for supplemental reasons and I've noticed a substantial difference.

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Re: What other exercise for the shoulders exist besides military presses?

Originally Posted by BldyKnuckles89

When doing shoulder exercises be sure to work on your rear deltoid muscle...

I feel the need to elaborate on this.

Imbalance in the shoulders caused by not working the whole shoulder is begging for injury. It's the reason I now have to do a **** ton of supplemental work after a nasty rotator cuff tear.

Balance is always the way forward.

"The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". - Cus D'Amato

You can do rotator cuff exercises and exercises on the scapular plane, gain strength in your shoulders without lifting your arms over your head, and decrease risk for an injury. Be careful with vertical pressing, you don't want an injury like I just got, rotator cuff tendonitis.